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Azure

Microsoft adds Azure cloud data centers in Canada, expands service to South Korea

Microsoft is expanding its global data center footprint, seeking to get its Azure cloud platform closer to customers around the… Read More

Microsoft’s new Azure Media Services tools find the most interesting parts of videos

There’s an amazing amount of video out there right now. Sure, there are the animal clips and viral videos that get hundreds or… Read More

How free Windows 10 upgrades and declining PC sales are taking a toll on Microsoft

Microsoft says Windows 10 is growing faster than any previous version, racking up 270 million active users within eight months of… Read More

Microsoft to offer Xamarin for free with Visual Studio in new bid for Android and iOS developers

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft will marry its newly acquired mobile development technology from Xamarin with its Visual Studio software development tools, expanding… Read More

Oracle’s Ellison brushes off competition as Microsoft and Amazon make inroads in cloud database market

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison displayed some of his famous swagger following the release of the company’s earnings report on Tuesday.… Read More

How Microsoft’s fitness tracker, cloud technology was used at the Squash World Championships

Sports and Microsoft’s technology met this weekend at the 2015 Men’s World Squash Championship in Bellevue, Wash. The world’s top 50… Read More

Podcast

T-Mobile’s video bet, tracking your kid’s school bus, Groupon’s comeback bid, and Azure vs. Amazon

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: GeekWire’s Jacob Demmitt breaks down T-Mobile’s “Binge On” video streaming news, the… Read More

Interview: Microsoft Azure evolves, in bid to challenge Amazon in the cloud

The cloud: It’s at the center of our lives, whether we know it or not. It’s how we can pause… Read More

The New New Microsoft: Revamped divisions debut with earnings this week

Apps, The Cloud, and Windows/Devices. Microsoft uses fancier terms, but that’s the simple way of looking at the company’s new financial reporting… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft ink $108M cloud computing deal with FAA

Amazon and Microsoft are reeling in some serious dough to help the Federal Aviation Administration with its cloud computing needs. IT consultant and systems… Read More

Microsoft releases first Windows Server Container preview under Docker partnership

How’s this for a Microsoft cross-platform trick? At the recent DockerCon conference, Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich demonstrated the ability… Read More

Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2015, courts cross-platform developers to Azure cloud

Microsoft today released Visual Studio 2015, the latest version of its integrated development environment. Announced last year, the upgrade gives developers new… Read More

Microsoft partners with Techstars and others to give startups free cloud computing credits

Microsoft has struck partnerships with startup accelerators around the world in a new bid to make inroads against Amazon Web Services, Google… Read More

Microsoft brings Azure on-premises with new services

While Amazon keeps pushing customers to go all-in on the public cloud, Microsoft is bringing the power of its cloud… Read More

Microsoft enhances business intelligence offerings with acquisition of Datazen

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Datazen Software, an Ontario, Canada-based company that makes mobile and desktop business intelligence… Read More

Microsoft launches Azure App Service, a one-stop shop for app development

Microsoft announced a new App Service for its Azure cloud platform today that gives developers a one-stop shop for services… Read More

Microsoft unveils new business products, with Russell Wilson cameo and jabs at Apple and Google

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is on stage right now at the company’s Convergence conference in Atlanta, which has expanded beyond… Read More

Chef and Microsoft team up to enhance Azure’s automation

Microsoft and Chef announced a partnership today focused on helping businesses automate their cloud workloads and move them into the… Read More

Microsoft offers $500k in Azure credit to woo Y Combinator startups

Startup accelerator Y Combinator is known for being the birthplace of startups that go on to do big things, like… Read More

Microsoft’s commercial cloud business grows 114%

In his public appearances discussing Microsoft’s strategy, CEO Satya Nadella has made it clear that he believes the company has… Read More

Microsoft open-sources framework that powers Halo’s backend

Microsoft has released its Project Orleans cloud computing framework as an open source project, putting it into the hands of… Read More

Microsoft shocker: Open-source .NET, free Visual Studio, support for Linux, Mac, Android and iOS

In a major strategy change designed to expand its horizons in the cloud, Microsoft will take its key software development technologies into areas that… Read More

Time for another cloud pricing war: Google announces price cuts for Compute Engine

Google kicked off what’s sure to be another pricing war in the public cloud services arena today by dropping the… Read More

Employee sues Microsoft, alleging discrimination in Azure division

A longtime Microsoft employee has sued the company, alleging that she was subjected to race, gender and age discrimination in… Read More

Predicting the future: Microsoft adds machine learning to Azure cloud platform

Microsoft announced today that it’s launching Azure Machine Learning, aiming to bring predictive analytics to the masses. Companies will be able to feed… Read More

Microsoft and Salesforce may join together in the cloud

Microsoft Azure could become more attractive to businesses that rely on Salesforce’s cloud-based customer management programs. The two companies are… Read More

Cloud wars, episode 3: Microsoft cuts Azure prices following price drops from Amazon, Google

It seems like Microsoft is keeping up with its promise to cut prices for its cloud services in lockstep with… Read More

Cloud Wars: Amazon cuts prices again, battling Google and Microsoft

SAN FRANCISCO – When it comes to the cloud, the name of the game is price cuts. Amazon Web Services… Read More

Dropping Windows: Reported Azure rebranding reflects a new era at Microsoft

“Windows, Windows, Windows,” was the refrain from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during his long tenure in the position. And… Read More

Titanfall or Titanfail? Will Microsoft’s cloud technology hold under pressure?

Microsoft will be center stage tonight as Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall begins to roll out at midnight across the globe. Not only… Read More

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